Yarn rack



INVENTOR [77.22511 ffiaaaa YARN RACK E. A. G, RAASCH Filed June 24, 1938Feb. 14, 1939.

ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to the handling of thread, yarn, and similarmaterial and includes among its objects and advantages the provision ofan improved rack.

An object of my invention is to provide a rack which may be detachablyconnected with table tops, chair arms, and the like, and in which therack is adjustable to accommodate one or a plurality of spools suppliedwith thread, yarn, and the like.

A further object is to provide a rack designed to support a plurality ofspools in which means is provided for collecting a large number ofthreads in closely nested relation from spools which may be arranged inend to end relation.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 isa perspective view illustrating my invention applied to a table top;

Figure 2 is a view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure l with a portionillustrated in sections for the sake of clearness; and

Figure 3 is a top plan view with a part broken away for the purpose ofillustration.

In the embodiment selected to illustrate my invention I make use of armsI and 2 which are preferably formed of wire. The wire of each arm isbent to provide a hook 3 shaped to have pinching relation with a tabletop, arm rest, or the like indicated at 4. Hooks 3 may be encased inrubber tube 5 to prevent marring of the furniture. The free ends of thehooks 3 are bent outwardly, as at 6, to facilitate connection with thesupporting structure.

Arm l includes a short, right-angular reach I, while arm 2 includes arelatively long, rightangular reach 8. To the reach 1 I afiixedlyconnect a tube 9 as by welding at H]. Right-angular reach 8 of the arm 2is slidably supported inside the tube 9. Reach 8 in combination with thetube 9 provides a supporting bar for yarn and thread spools, one ofwhich is indicated at ll. Spool H is of relatively large proportion.When small spools are used, a large number may be mounted on thesupporting arm comprising the reach 8 and the tube 9. Tube 9 is of suchdiameter as to fit loosely in the bores of the 5 spools, thus permittingfree rotation for unwinding purposes.

Because of the slidable relation between the reach 8 and the tube 9, thearm 2 may be adjusted toward and away from the arm I to vary 10 thelength of the supporting bar for the spool or spools depending upon thenumber of spools being used at a given time. In cases: where a largenumber of spools is being employed it is advisable to employ a threadguide for the thread 15 or yarn being unwound. To this end I provide thearm I with a wire l2 made secure by welding 13, and bent to provide areach, l4 paralleling the reach I. The end of the reach I4 is bent toprovide an eye l5 through which the thread or yarn may be threaded forcollecting purposes.

Because of the eye or thread guide I 5, the thread or yarn being unwoundtakes a definite position determined by the thread guide, thusfacilitating unwinding of the material, which is particularlyadvantageous when unwinding a group of threads. The spools are easilyconnected with the rack by merely separating the arms I and 2.

What is claimed is:

1. A thread or yarn rack comprising a pair of arms, each arm including ahook for detachable connection with a support, each arm including aright-angular reach, a tube fixedly connected to one reach, the otherreach being slidable inside said tube, said tube and the said otherreach constituting a support for spools, and a thread guide carried byone of said arms.

2. A thread, or yarn rack comprising a pair of arms, each arm includinga hook for detachable connection with a support, each arm including aright-angular reach, a tube fixedly connected to one reach, the otherreach being slidable inside said tube, said tube and the said otherreach constituting a support for spools, a thread guide carried by oneof said arms, and protective covering encasing said hooks.

EMIL A. G. RAASCH.

